When bare essentials such as food, water, and warmth prove difficult to obtain, pads and tampons seem like a low priority. However, homeless women suffer immensely due to a lack of proper feminine hygiene....
Every year, the French Club hosts a scavenger hunt in the spirit of Halloween, even though a scavenger hunt isn’t directly related to French culture, In France, Halloween isn’t that much of a big deal....
Natalie Suh, Design, In-Depth Editor
• October 30, 2017
Previously, five doors have been accessible to the student body for schedule changes or college guidance, but this year a new door has opened. The guidance office has a new counselor solely committed to...
Annie Smuts, Body Copy and Opinion Editor
• September 18, 2017
As much as I hate to admit it, I sometimes turn a blind eye to the news. I try to stay informed about world events, but I usually don’t think most of them relate to me. The US tends to act as a bubble:...
Unlike most students on the track team, senior Brandon Davis won’t be leaving his cleats at home when he heads to college in the fall. Davis will be attending Pepperdine University, a Christian school...
Coming into Troy High, there are endless sports, clubs and classes to choose from. As a freshman, Kaila Tu took a class called CAD 1, which focused on engineering and mechanical drawings. Tu was interested...
The college application process is one that many seniors know all too well: essays, recommendation letters, test scores, college visits and transcripts. The whole thing can be dreary or exciting, but for...
Senior Emily Wang moved from China when she was in middle school. She had to learn English and overcome cultural differences and academic setbacks. She is graduating to go on to her first choice college,...
For senior Danielle Nicholson, it was difficult trying to balance being a kid and an adult during her senior year while also getting ready for college.
“There’s lots of stress about college- trying...
In the North American school system, educational institutions have historically conferred the title of valedictorian upon one student in each class. The valedictorian, typically the student with the greatest...
She set up the camera to film the art that was about to appear. The canvas was blank, ready to be transformed. Blue and black hues sprayed the canvas, setting the scene for the galaxy. White was...
It started with her grandmother’s funeral, what was supposed to be a quick family visit to South Africa in the eighth grade. It turned out to not be a quick visit at all; her mother told her...
